Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 693 · 40 questions

How to say it (One sound changes the word): Say both words of the pair and find the one sound that changes. Use the meaning of the sentence to choose. Say the whole sentence aloud with the right sound.

1. 1.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
26. 26.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
33. 33.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank

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